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microbiological characteristics and inflammatory cytokines associated with preterm labor.

to evaluate vaginal microflora and interleukin-1β (il-β), interleukin-6 (il-6), interleukin-8 (il-8) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (tnf-α) concentrations in the cervicovaginal fluid of a group of pregnant women in preterm labor when compared with a group of full-term pregnant women not yet in labor.